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hoedown

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hoe⋅down

[hoh-doun]
–noun
1. a community dancing party typically featuring folk and square dances accompanied by lively hillbilly tunes played on the fiddle.
2. the hillbilly or country music typical of a hoedown.

Origin:
1835–45, Americanism; hoe + down 1
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hoe·down   (hō'doun')   
n.  
  1. A square dance.

  2. The music for a square dance.

  3. A social gathering at which square dancing takes place.

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